Khumalo hopes COSAFA Cup helped Broos find new talent for South Africa national team

The South African national team once again came up short at the COSAFA Cup, losing the tournament final to Angola. But Bafana Bafana's head coach at the tournament, Vela Khumalo, still sees positives in their campaign.

Details: Khumalo expressed hope that the tournament helped the main national team coach, Hugo Broos, in his search for new players for the senior squad, as the competition gave opportunities to those who have yet to break into the Bafana Bafana first team.

Quote: "Preparation went well. I think everyone can see that we have a large pool of players ready to help Bafana Bafana. Tournaments like this help us identify our strengths. I believe we played some good football, and at the end of the day, the only thing missing was goals—we just couldn't find the back of the net.

We need to find strikers who can come in and score. This was mainly for Broos, so he could identify one or two players and say: 'These are the ones I can bring into the main team.'

This tournament definitely helps us, because we have many players who don't usually get called up, and when they get a chance at a tournament like this, it's a plus for both us and the country. Now it's all up to Broos—who he decides to pick and which positions need strengthening," Khumalo said.